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The CFIA says it plans to modernize the way animals are identified to make indicators technology neutral.

Livestock sector raises issue with new traceability reporting times

CFIA update will also bring goats, farmed deer and elk under traceability

By John Greig February 27, 2024

An online consultation on livestock traceability came back with widespread support for the general premise, but with concerns about tighter timelines for reporting and tag retention. Last year, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency unveiled proposed changes to Canada’s national livestock traceability rules, including a shorter window in which producers are to report animal movements and

Photo: Michelle Erickson-Jones/iStock/Getty Images

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Statistics Canada confirms lower feeder cattle supplies

Precipitation in Alberta, Saskatchewan increases demand for grassers

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 27, 2024

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling or backgrounded steers prices were quoted $5 to $8 higher; yearling or backgrounded heifers were unchanged to $4 higher. Calves were trading $4 to as much as $10 higher.

File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)

Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on tighter US supply expectations

June hogs rose to highest level in nearly a year

By GFM Network News, Reuters, Tom Polansek February 26, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures crept higher on Monday on expectations that U.S. supplies will continue to tighten, analysts said.

It makes sense that a group of industries already bitten, who now sees the same issues on the horizon, is loath to show up for another round.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Ghosts of CETA

By Alexis Stockford February 26, 2024

Canada’s cattle sectors aren’t the only ones up in arms about U.K. acceptance into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. On Feb. 12, the pork industry also weighed in. It is vehemently against the idea of British participation in a trade agreement that, so far, has been pretty good to Canada’s meat-producing sectors.

Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally on fund buying, cheaper feed

Hogs mostly rose for the seventh straight session on strong cash hog prices, traders said

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters February 23, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures rallied on Friday, as funds continued to flock into the market and the cost of feed prices fell sharply, market analysts said.

News

Stranded livestock land back in Australia after Red Sea turn-back

By Peter Hobson February 23, 2024

Reuters – Thousands of sheep and cattle that were stuck on a ship forced to abandon passage through the Red Sea in January have begun disembarking at the same Australian port they left nearly six weeks prior, Australia’s agriculture ministry said Feb.12. The MV Bahijah sailed from Fremantle, Western Australia on Jan. 5 for Israel

“If you reduce methane emissions, there has to be another ‘sink’ that will wrap up that hydrogen. In the rumen there’s a number of different ways that hydrogen can go.” – Karen Beauchemin.

Livestock, News

The science of burp-busting GHGs in cattle

Bovaer is safe and effective but other GHG-limiting solutions should be appraised, says researcher

By Jeff Melchior February 23, 2024

By now, many beef and dairy cattle producers have heard of Bovaer, the methane-reducing cattle supplement recently greenlit for use in Canada. It’s being heralded as a tool to help those industries achieve their greenhouse gas reduction goals. But is Bovaer safe for animals and the humans that consume their products? A retired researcher gives

“In general, I think it’s a positive development.” – Tyler Fulton.

Livestock, News

Beef and dairy groups give a thumbs-up to Bovaer

Methane-reducing tool will drive opportunities, say industry reps

By Jeff Melchior February 23, 2024

Beef and dairy leaders are praising a new methane reduction tool recently approved for use in Canada. Bovaer is a powdered supplement that cattle feeders and dairy producers can mix with feed. The developers, Switzerland-based dsm-firmenich, claim it can reduce methane emissions in beef cattle by an average of 45 per cent, and by 30

Livestock

Canadian cattle herd reaches lowest level since 1989

Cattle weights supporting decline in production

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News February 23, 2024

On January 1, Canadian farmers held 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 per cent from a year prior, StatCan said in livestock estimates released today. It's the smallest cattle herd since January 1, 1989.

Livestock Markets, Markets

Manitoba cattle sellers in good spirits

Slaughter prices stay steady or tick slowly upward, pleasing producers

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 22, 2024

The Manitoba cattle market remains strong, with good prices for feeder and slaughter cattle, according to Ashern Auction Mart manager Kirk Kiesman. “Everyone who is selling is happy,” Kiesman said about the Ashern auction. “Probably in the last two weeks we have seen the market kind of pick up five to 10 cents more [per

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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